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Kirby Puckett League
10-22-2080
Bret Butler Second Base
Retired (2011, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .769 Status Deceased (2042) Option Years 0  
H 1767 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 03-07-1973
HR 160 Drafted Round 2, Pick 23
(1995)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(88 games)
RBI 656
SB 374
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A  (84.8%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF A  (84.5%)   Health F  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1995 Minors 22 53.00 6 / 9 3 / 4 3 / 9 3 / 5 1 / 5 5 / 6 12 / 15 33 / 53
1996 Minors 23 22.00 2 / 2 2 / 4 3 / 5 2 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 0 4 / 4 13 / 22
1996 Majors 23 19.62 89 19 0 2 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 3 3 / 4 1 / 1 11 / 19
1996 Pos (2B) 23 25.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 25
1997 Majors 24 62.68 162 113 0 3 / 10 5 / 12 3 / 8 2 / 5 0 / 5 4 / 6 10 / 16 27 / 62
1998 Majors 25 66.77 162 113 0 6 / 9 3 / 9 3 / 11 3 / 11 0 / 11 4 / 7 6 / 8 25 / 66
1999 Majors 26 67.64 162 130 0 2 / 9 3 / 14 4 / 6 1 / 12 0 / 8 4 / 11 4 / 7 18 / 67
2000 Majors 27 68.36 162 130 0 3 / 6 1 / 3 5 / 9 1 / 11 2 / 11 6 / 17 5 / 11 23 / 68
2001 Majors 28 68.07 162 130 0 1 / 11 2 / 6 1 / 7 2 / 11 0 / 13 1 / 10 2 / 10 9 / 68
2002 Majors 29 67.05 162 130 0 2 / 11 0 / 9 3 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 5 5 / 67
2003 Majors 30 68.29 162 130 0 0 / 7 1 / 11 0 / 11 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 15 2 / 16 4 / 68
2004 Majors 31 57.58 144 109 18 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 57
2005 Majors 32 68.94 162 130 0 0 / 12 0 / 13 0 / 12 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 3 1 / 13 1 / 68
2006 Majors 33 65.62 162 124 0 1 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 15 0 / 5 1 / 9 1 / 10 5 / 65
2007 Majors 34 44.55 162 43 0 -2 / 9 -3 / 3 0 / 3 -1 / 8 -5 / 4 -1 / 6 -1 / 11 -13 / 44
2008 Majors 35 46.41 162 43 0 -3 / 5 -5 / 5 -3 / 13 -5 / 5 -7 / 6 -2 / 4 -3 / 8 -28 / 46
2009 Majors 36 58.13 145 98 17 -1 / 10 -6 / 9 -3 / 9 -5 / 6 -6 / 10 -1 / 5 -1 / 9 -23 / 58
2010 Majors 37 56.14 141 99 21 -3 / 9 -4 / 7 -2 / 7 -4 / 8 -3 / 13 -3 / 4 -1 / 8 -20 / 56
2011 Minors 38 14.00 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 14
2011 Majors 38 11.18 28 20 0 -4 / 0 -2 / 1 -3 / 0 -6 / 1 -1 / 2 -2 / 3 -2 / 4 -20 / 11
Total 2329 1561 56 15 / 143 2 / 133 16 / 143 -3 / 128 -19 / 134 19 / 134 40 / 164 73 / 1004
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2011-11-01Bret Butler has retired from the Minnesota Twins
2011-05-02The Minnesota Twins have designated Bret Butler for assignment.
2010-08-23Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2009-06-13Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
2004-07-30Bret Butler of the Minnesota Twins is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1997-04-01The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Kent Hrbek to the minors.
1996-09-07The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bob Creamer to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Bret Butler to the minors.
1996-05-29The Minnesota Twins have promoted Bret Butler to the major league team. The Minnesota Twins have sent Brian Harper to the minors.
1995-04-04The Minnesota Twins have renamed Clay Griner to Bret Butler.